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What's the biggest difference between Pine Grove Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 01·NCES 450336000504
Pine Grove Elementary
111 Huffstetler Drive, Columbia, SC 29210 · (803) 214-2380 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
27.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.7% | 27.4% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 22.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pine Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #562 of 635 ▲ 23 | #49 of 57 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #562 of 635 ▼ 12 | #49 of 57 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #355 of 709 | #30 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #234 of 656 | #30 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #503 of 656 | #39 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #328 of 395 | #33 of 42 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
501
-56 (-10%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 501 | 39 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 43 | 12.3:1 | 100% (530) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 40 | 13.5:1 | 100% (541) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 45 | 12.4:1 | 100% (557) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 42 | 12.5:1 | 100% (524) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 100% (568) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 84% (446) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 73% (324) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (524 to 501); teachers down 7% (42 to 39).
About Pine Grove Elementary
Pine Grove Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in South Carolina, with an address in Columbia. Federal data show 501 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Richland 01 is the local district for Pine Grove Elementary. It runs 47 schools with 21,814 students.
Federal enrollment data show Pine Grove Elementary is 74% Black. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 7% White, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 47% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
Pine Grove Elementary has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Pine Grove Elementary outscored 10%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
In the surrounding county, Richland County, the median household earns about $63,784 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Richland County has 104 public schools with about 60,410 students, including Pine Grove Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Pine Grove Elementary is closest to Carolus Online Academy, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Pine Grove Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 501, down from 557 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Pine Grove Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
422,117
Census ACS
Median income
$63,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
60,410 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richland 01
- A. C. Flora HighHigh · 1,328 students
- Lower Richland HighHigh · 1,218 students
- Dreher HighHigh · 1,144 students
- Crayton MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- Brennen ElementaryElementary · 805 students
- Hand MiddleMiddle · 755 students
Other schools in Columbia
- SC Connections AcademyCombined · 6,152 students
- Spring Valley HighHigh · 2,230 students
- Carolus Online AcademyCombined · 1,786 students
- Ridge View HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Richland Northeast HighHigh · 1,340 students
- A. C. Flora HighHigh · 1,328 students
Other Pine Grove Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Pine Grove Elementary. Pine Grove Elementary is the 5th largest of the 11.
- PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBROOKSVILLE, FL · 943 students
- Pine Grove Elementary SchoolValdosta, GA · 756 students
- Pine Grove ElementarySanta Maria, CA · 569 students
- Pine Grove Elementary SchoolPine Grove, PA · 563 students
- Pine Grove Elementary SchoolPARKER, CO · 480 students
Nearby schools
- Carolus Online Academy1.0 mi · 1,786
- SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center1.1 mi · 417
- Seven Oaks Elementary1.1 mi · 522
- Sandel Elementary1.3 mi · 479
- Sara Babb High1.4 mi · 8
- Kirkland High1.5 mi · 42
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Grove ElementaryHow large is Pine Grove Elementary?
Pine Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 501 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pine Grove Elementary serve?
Pine Grove Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Pine Grove Elementary have?
Pine Grove Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pine Grove Elementary?
At Pine Grove Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 11% Hispanic, 74% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Pine Grove Elementary in?
Pine Grove Elementary is part of Richland 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.